O.K. how many people here are pregnant?

Hey guys! SO so so so sorry to keep you all hanging... i've been a bit busy this past week! Baby is here & we are all well.

Lucy Michelle came into our lifes on August 11th @ 4:05pm.

And it all went like this:

I woke up at 3:54 having contractions, i didn't wake Chris up yet, i instead walked around a bit, went & laid on the couch and timed them for an hour, they were about 6-7 min apart. So at around 5 I woke up Chris, called the hospital & they said to come in whenever i was ready, but i had time to take a shower & get ready. So i took a quick shower, finished getting things together & we left for the hospital at 7:30. My contractions were getting pretty strong & intense when we got there & i was 4 cm dialted & completely thinned. Then the midwife broke my water & things REALLY got going. I got my epidural at around 10:30 & i continued to progress nicely on my own. By 2:50pm, I was 10 cm & ready to go!! I got really scared at this point!! I pushed for an hour & 15 min & she was here!!!! Chris balled like a baby!! I was in complete shock & just had tears in my eyes & couldn't quit smiling!!! It really felt like a dream.

She weighed 7lbs 1.8 oz & 20 in. long, she has great color and a headfull of dark brown hair! Big brown eyes, rosebud lips...she is soooo beautiful!! ... breast feeding is going really well.. im not sleeping hardly at all b/c she eats every 2hrs! SO im pretty sleepy during the day & am just enjoying taking it easy at home & enjoying her!

i've got a TON of pics to share.... so hope you have some time to look at them!

Congratulations Meg!!!!

she is absolutely gorgeous

so glad mama and little Lucy are happy and healthy

enjoy every moment with your beautiful daughter

they grow up so fast.....

EddiesGurl wrote:

Hey guys! SO so so so sorry to keep you all hanging... i've been a bit busy this past week! Baby is here & we are all well.

Lucy Michelle came into our lifes on August 11th @ 4:05pm.

And it all went like this:

I woke up at 3:54 having contractions, i didn't wake Chris up yet, i instead walked around a bit, went & laid on the couch and timed them for an hour, they were about 6-7 min apart. So at around 5 I woke up Chris, called the hospital & they said to come in whenever i was ready, but i had time to take a shower & get ready. So i took a quick shower, finished getting things together & we left for the hospital at 7:30. My contractions were getting pretty strong & intense when we got there & i was 4 cm dialted & completely thinned. Then the midwife broke my water & things REALLY got going. I got my epidural at around 10:30 & i continued to progress nicely on my own. By 2:50pm, I was 10 cm & ready to go!! I got really scared at this point!! I pushed for an hour & 15 min & she was here!!!! Chris balled like a baby!! I was in complete shock & just had tears in my eyes & couldn't quit smiling!!! It really felt like a dream.

She weighed 7lbs 1.8 oz & 20 in. long, she has great color and a headfull of dark brown hair! Big brown eyes, rosebud lips...she is soooo beautiful!! ... breast feeding is going really well.. im not sleeping hardly at all b/c she eats every 2hrs! SO im pretty sleepy during the day & am just enjoying taking it easy at home & enjoying her!

i've got a TON of pics to share.... so hope you have some time to look at them!

congratulations eddie's gurl. I felt like I was going to cry when I saw the pic of her on top of you and she had just been born....

Awww congrats girl and your baby looks ADORABLE!! thank u for sharing those pics w/us

EddiesGurl wrote:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v625/PJzGirlMeg/Baby%20Girl%20Lautz/DSCN0352.jpg

What a BEAUTY!!!! Congrats.

EddiesGurl wrote:

thanks guys!

I don't go on this thread much since I don't have kids, or expecting. She's the first picture I've looked at on this thread. She's beautiful! Congratulations!

I like to read the birth stories because I trained as a doula (professional labor support) and was even considering midwifery through the program at Seattle Midwifery School. Life took a different turn as it always does. However, a friend of mine is a midwife in Madison, Wisconsin, and she seems to really like it.

genevieve wrote:

Ok now that Im not rushed I will say Hi to Lucy.

Welcome to the world!

How was the experience Gurl?
Was it good? How are you feeling?
Hows the feeding going? Any Jaundice?
I want the whole story!

It went really really well! (due to the epidural!)... I only pushed for an hour & 15 min... she had a little bit of Jaundice.. nothing to worry about tho. Nothing a little pooping couldn't fix. feeding is going...ehh... ok. She is a snacker & just wanted to eat for 10-20 min at a time & every 1.5-2hrs... so at night, its a little rough. She is doing better..last night she ate for 20 min at a time, and went 2-3 hrs in between. So.. she is getting there. She is figureing out her days & nights better now too.... so thats good.

I'm just so happy & in complete shock that she is here & just in shock being a mom & getting used to everything!

Congrats, Lucy is so beautiful and you look great too!!! You are the same age I was when I had my first one, all those moments are precious, cherish and enjoy them! How wonderful, thanks for sharing!!!

MeddleDeal wrote:

Okay, I know what I may be asking is a stupid question, but it has been pondering my mind ever since I got pregnant. What does it feel like when you have a baby and is it very painful?

My 12th grade health teacher told our class, (which I never forgot) it was like squeezing a basketball out.

once again, I apologize for the stupid question

That is not a stupid question at all, don't worry about asking it! I think every woman thinks about that at some point or another. I had an epidural both times before and intend to have one this one as well. Medicine is my friend, especially when I have had to get cut both times or I would tear. I can't imagine going through that without some type of numbing effect. I would say the contractions are painful, especially if they are all in your back like my first one was. As far as pushing the baby out, well, it isn't much fun but like I said if you are medicated, it is not that bad, just very tiring and uncomfortable. My second baby, I had the flu so pushing was really exhausting and I had a fever so they would not check me even though I kept telling me, I feel pressure, check me now! I was kind of annoying, I just wanted to get some rest. Each person is different and so is each pregnancy, don't worry so much about it. Women have been doing it a very long time and if it were really like being tortured I don't think we would continue to have babies.

MeddleDeal wrote:

thanks twin1 for your input. I briefly heard about cutting, and they have to sow you back right and they do it only if they have to? I kind of remember my health teacher talking about that. She warned about how certain doctors will just cut w/o a reason.

I wanted to get a general sense of how it is going to be like once I go through with it. I'm both excited and scared about this, but I have to keep telling myself, I'll be fine. I just don't know if I am going to do it fully natural, or get medicated.

Yes, they sew you right back up. I am petite and both of my babies were good sized even though they were early. My doctor's asked me before they did it if it was o.k. to do so while I was in labor and like I said I thought the healing would be a little better being sewn up versus torn. A friend of mine got no medicine and tore and did not have any other children after that, she said it was extremely painful. I was excited and scared too with my first one and now that it is my third and I have some experience under my belt that aspect of it doesn't really frighten me. Good luck to you however you decide - medicated or not.